Babar, my boy, I knew you'd come back! I kept telling everyone "That Babar's just too clever for the hunter!"
Only about two thousand times… but even so, I must say it’s a relief and a pleasure to see you again, Babar.
Well, taking everything that's happened into consideration, lucky to be alive. I dare say better than you. What happened? You're all green.
Oh, this? It's a suit. [takes off his jacket and holds it] See? It comes off.
[gasps] My tusks! You can shed your skin, like a snake!
Young ArthurYeah, clothes are like skins you can change, and some of them itch like the Dickens.
Hmmm, they are rather attractive.
And we brought back all sorts of gifts, Mother, powder and perfume.
Young Arthur
And creampuffs. [Pompadour comes to Babar's car, sniffs a tire and holds a gramophone's horn. As he does so, it plays music, causing him and the other elephants to scream and trumpet]
[laughs] That's a gramophone. Oh, I have so much to tell you and I'm so happy to have found you all safe and sound.
That's a matter of opinion.
We kept moving, at thinking we would find sanctuary, but now we’ve realized that no where was safe from the relentless hunter.
OKOld King
Not even this miserable place.
OKOld King
You left when this trouble all started, Babar. It is good that you have returned, as we are about to put an end to it. Tomorrow we’ll stand and fight just as elephants should.
How were things going, Babar?
Rome wasn't built in a day, you know.
Yeah, but they didn't have the monsoons to worry about.
All I'm asking is that you slow down, take a break and play with your friends. [After Celeste and Arthur come along] It will do you a world of good.
I'm sorry, Madame, but I've got no time to play. It's going to rain.
Well, I'll play around of Monkey in the Middle with you. I'm afraid Babar is much too busy with his city.
And I'm afraid, at this pace, it's not going to be much of a city after all. Not what it could have been, anyway.
[The scene fades to Madame, Celeste and Arthur playing Monkey in the Middle with the ball. Celeste and Arthur laugh, giggle and catch the ball which Celeste throws high]
Young Arthur
I'll get it! [he runs and looks for a ball and finds it behind the bush, but gasps when he hears a snake]
Arthur, look out! [the snake bites her arm off screen] Ah! Oh!
Young Arthur
Celeste! Celeste! [Celeste runs] Is she right, Celeste?
That was a poisonous snake, Arthur. Run and get help right away.
[Arthur runs and Celeste tearfully pants and pats her trunk on Madame before the screen fades into black]
[Celeste and Arthur found Babar]
Young Arthur
[looks worried] Babar, I'm scared.
[to Arthur] Cheer up. We'll beat this thing.
[A tree (which is on fire) falls toward Babar, Celeste and Arthur. Cornelius pushes the children out of the way before the tree crashes into them]
Believe it or not, Babar. We're holding it back. Keeping it at bay.
How long can we keep out?
For a while if the winds don't shift. [scratches his head] Everyone's tiring.
KMKing Marabou
Somebody... [coughs] ...do something!
KCKing Crocodile
[running through the jungle fire] Help us! Save our water ways!
Why don't you help us save our homes?
Oh, no. Here come the others.
[The other animals runs toward Babar and Cornelius and ask them to save their homes]
EVERYBODY, JUST HOLD IT!!
[off-screen] Sire, sire! [on-screen when his clothes got ruined and burned] It's no use! The wind is shifting! The fire's out of control!
Now we can't even help ourselves.
[off-screen] Is that so? [on-screen when he and his rhino army arrived] Well, what happened to your idea of "Working together for a better jungle"? [Everyone looked at Rataxes] What about it?
Okay, All we all in this together?
Are we all gonna save this jungle?
AAnimals
Yeah! All right!
[Babar, Cornelius, Pompadour and the animals went to stop a jungle fire. Rataxes and the rhino army followed them as they all hold shovels]
RSRoyal Spy
I have it on good authority (mostly my own) that, at this very moment, Rataxes and his rebel rhinos are planning to conquer ze moon!
Conquer ze moon? That's horrible!
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If I can just get this roof shored up, I'll be home free. [hears a rumbling] Oh my gosh! The roof's caving in. [grunts as he struggles to push the playhouse post back]
Young Arthur
Babar, come quick! It's really urgent!
And this isn't. This job is impossible for one person to handle. I need...
off-screen] Help! [on-screen where Rataxes and Basil capture him] Babar, help!
Oh no! Rataxes has got Zephir!
Young Arthur
That's what I came to tell you. He’s in big trouble.
I'm sorry, Mum. He's my best friend. [grunts as he tries to push, but runs as the playhouse roof collapses. And Babar sheds a tear after it collapses]
ABAdult Babar
At that point, I had just about another that silly moon race. And with Arthur's help, I decided to fight silly with silly.
Young Arthur
You asked Celeste and Zephir to play with us? But they're still mad at each other!
I know, but I thought maybe this would be a way for them to bury the hatchet.
Hi, Celeste. I'm glad you made it.
Me too. I need something to take my mind off that darn Zephir!
Young Arthur
[about the tennis racquets] Good thing these aren't hatchets...
It's always exciting having Arthur back in town.
"Exciting" is an understatement, Celeste.
He doesn't waste a second.
Arthur
Nice to see you, sis. I wish I could stay longer, but there's still a piece of the world out there I haven't seen yet.
[chuckling] You mean there are people out there who haven't heard your tall tales yet?
Arthur
Believe it or not, Babar. Now, come on, kids, let's make a break for it.
PFPom, Flora, Alexander and Isabelle
Yay!
...And so, Rataxes actually saved our lives.
Arthur
He must have been sick or something!
Arthur
Hey! Look at this. Remember this?
Yeah. You put that there, Arthur.
Oh, yes, I remember. It's one of those traps you set in case someone else tried to find our treasure.
[laughs] All those silly traps. Ha! None of them ever worked.
BABabar, Arthur and Zephir
[scream]
Arthur
You were saying, Zephir?
Let me be the first to congratulate you, Arthur. Thanks to your ingenuity, we're stuck up here until somebody finds us!
BZBabar and Zephir
Just like the old days.
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